The Lagos State Government has sealed Carizma Hotel and Luxury Suites located on 10/12 Ishola Lemomu Street, New Oko-Oba, Abule Egba, over noise pollution complaints.
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) sealed the hotel on December 27, 2023, after the hotel had failed to comply with stipulated guidelines outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding signed during earlier meetings with the agency.
Nairametrics gathered the information that Carizma Hotel has been sealed from a statement by LASEPA that can be seen on the official X handle of the agency.
According to the statement, the management of the hotel had agreed to an undertaken it signed with LASEPA in November to cease noisy activities by 10 pm and adhere to approved noise levels, among other terms, but had failed to comply.
Backstory
In November, the residential neighbourhood where Carizma Hotel is located made a complaint against the hotel to LASEPA over the noise pollution it generated.
LASEPA then paid a visit to the hotel and discovered that Carizma Hotel and Luxury Suites operated in a residential area, of which it had four external speakers, five micro speakers, three television sets and a set of jazz.
The agency, on November 8, issued the management of the hotel a list of stipulated guidelines to curb noise pollution, including reducing the external speakers to two and stopping all noisy activities at the open bar by 10 pm.
The management of the hotel signed the MoU with LASEPA but failed to comply with the terms, leading the agency to issue another official warning on November 22, 2023.
The hotel, however, failed to comply with the terms even after the second warning by LASEPA.
Here are the stipulated guidelines LASEPA instructed the hotel to adhere to:
- To reduce external speakers to two and reduce the volume of the internal speakers to conform with permissible noise limits to the listening pleasure of its customers and not the neighbourhood.
- To stop all activities that may result in noise pollution at the open bar by 10 pm to allow neighbouring residents adequate rest at night.
- To adhere to the noise level of 55dB during the day and 45dB at night in line with the permissible limits for residential areas.
- To maintain a good neighbourhood with members of the community.
Happy that the state environmental agency are up and doing & would encourage them to continue likewise to stern the noisy activities of religious and hospitality industry especially within the subborbs.
The damage done as a result of their noise pollution cannot be quantified.
More clamp down and enforcement is encouraged.
Once more, thanks to the agency.
Yaaawwwwnnnn…
Here in New York we have an Office of Nightlife that actually works with establishments and businesses to amicably resolve these sorts of issues, because cities like New York recognize that such establishments and businesses create TONS OF JOBS along the entire value chain (architects, interior designers, builders, suppliers, chefs/cooks, servers, administrative staff, security, electricians, artisans, farmers, etc), and in the process GENERATE REVENUE for the government to (even the politicians do not steal or misuse) invest in physical and social infrastructure (schools, hospitals, public transportation, etc.).
But of course, in Nigeria, one suspects that “noise pollution” (which is a legitimate public concern) could well be a guise for religious and the usual hypocritical ‘moral’ police.